Audiobooks Like Dead Souls

10 audiobooks for fans of Dead Souls

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   The Fyodor Dostoevsky BBC Radio Drama Collection

   by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Roger Allam, Joseph Arkley, Nicholas Boulton, Jonathan Forbes, John Gray, Paul Hilton, Boris Isarov, Alex Jennings, Barnaby Kay, Gary Lilburn, Roy Marsden, Clive Merrison, Jim Norton, Ronald Pickup, Paul Rhys, David Suchet, Jane Whittenshaw, Lia Williams, Rowan Williams

   Narrated by Roy Marsden, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Paul Rhys, Nicholas Boulton, Paul Hilton, David Suchet, full cast, Barnaby Kay, Lia Williams

   ★ 3.55 ABR Score (29 ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (12) ★ 4.35 Audible (17)

   17h 28m listening time • Released 2021

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   David Morse's weathered voice transforms this quiet parable into something hypnotic—each pencil portrait portrait exchange feels like a secret being shared directly with you, making generosity feel less like virtue and more like magic.

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   Small Great Things

   Ruth Jefferson • Book 1

   by Jodi Picoult

   Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)

   16h 14m listening time • Released 2016

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   Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

   Stephen Fry's Great Mythology • Book 2

   by Stephen Fry

   Narrated by Stephen Fry

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (68.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (61.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7.5K)

   15h 1m listening time • Released 2020

   Stephen Fry's voice transforms these Greek myths into something irresistible—his wit and warmth make ancient heroes feel urgent and alive, turning 15 hours into pure escapism.

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   The Darkest Child

   by Delores Phillips

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (24.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (17.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.5K)

   15h 23m listening time • Released 2018

   Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this brutally intimate family saga into something unforgettable, capturing the quiet resilience of a girl fighting for escape in 1950s Georgia. A devastating listen that earns every one of its 15+ hours.

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   My Friends

   by Fredrik Backman

   Narrated by Marin Ireland

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (421.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (413.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (8.5K)

   13h 22m listening time • Released 2025

   Marin Ireland's narration transforms this story of teenage friendship into something achingly real—she captures the specific cadence of how friends actually talk, making you feel like you're eavesdropping on something sacred.

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   UnDivided

   Unwind Dystology • Book 4

   by Neal Shusterman

   Narrated by Luke Daniels

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (32.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.0K)

   12h 57m listening time • Released 2014

   Luke Daniels brings devastating clarity to this finale, making the moral reckoning hit harder than any previous book in the series. The stakes feel genuinely apocalyptic because he forces you to hear the humanity in every side of an impossible conflict.

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   The River

   by Wally Lamb

   Narrated by Jeremy Sisto

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (159.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (155.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (4.0K)

   14h 40m listening time • Released 2025

   Jeremy Sisto's voice carries you through Corby's devastating fall and unlikely redemption with such raw humanity that you stop thinking of prison as punishment and start seeing it as a crucible for grace.

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   Martin Eden

   by Jack London

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.17 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.48 Goodreads (56.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (56)

   14h 7m listening time • Released 2020

   Ballerini's measured, introspective performance captures the raw hunger of a working-class man clawing toward literary success—turning London's ambitious novel into a quietly devastating character study about the cost of ambition.

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    This Was a Man

    The Clifton Chronicles • Book 7

    by Jeffrey Archer

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (34.1K) ★ 5 Audible (1)

    12h 47m listening time • Released 2025

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